World Toilet Day in Mathare
A short write up of World Toilet Day activities in Mathare by Fredrick Onguka
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A short write up of World Toilet Day activities in Mathare by Fredrick Onguka
Short video (1:48 mins) on CLTS in Nigeria, focusing on the community activist Esther Etowa, Community Activist of the organisation WERI (Women Empowerment and Rights Initiative).
As part of the workshop on SLTS and children in CLTS which took place in Augst 2010, participants had an opportunity to visit the urban CLTS pilot in Mathare 10.
From the 29th November to the 3rd of December 2010, IDS, supported by UNICEF, Plan International, WaterAid and WSSCC, held a Regional Sharing and Learning Workshop on CLTS. More than 50 participants from francophone countries in Africa gathered in Bamako in order to share experiences, learn from each other, network, energise and strengthen the approach in the region. A similar workshop was also held in Zambia for anglophone African countries from the 15th to 19th November 2010.
Short summary of a study by Engineers without Borders which looked at whether CLTS is truly effective at creating ODF villages, sustainability of behaviour change and areas for improvement during post-triggering activities and follow in TA Mkanda, Malawi.
Engineers without Borders, Canada, October 2010
Report from a Training of Trainers Workshop on Community-Led Total Sanitation facilitated by Knowledge Links in Gulbarga, Karnataka, from the 16th to 20th August 2010.
Findings of a study of SLTS programs run by ENPHO, NRCS, DTO and DWSS, the four SLTS facilitating organizations in Chitwan, Nepal’s Sanitation Model District. Based on four case studies, the report discusses how financial and participation mechanisms, institutional involvement, and technical support, as well as local factors, influence SLTS outcomes. The report also shares challenges identified in the case studies and provides recommendations for improving the approach.
Case study of Rambusi community in Kenya which was initially a ‘damp matchbox’ due to the deeply entrenched dependency syndrome and expectation of subsidy but was transformed when witnessing the neighbouring community Manera’s ODF achievement.
Case study of Grupu Mudansa (Group of change), a youth group in the small rural village of Leubraudo in Aileu District, Timor-Leste, who motivated their community to change their defecation practices and become ODF.